Registration & Breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Suzan Schneeweiss, Anna Banerji

Keynote: What the Rohingya Crisis Teaches us About Refugees
The Honourable Bob Rae

Keynote: Trends in Migration Health: Are There Lessons from Regularized Migration that can be Applied Irregular Migration Flows?
Nina Marano

Keynote: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC): Latest Developments on Refugee Health
Michael MacKinnon

Refreshments

Advocacy

• Forced Migration from Central America: A Humanitarian Crisis
  Linn Biorklund Belliveau
• Expanding the Circle of Care: Embedded Interpreters as an Effective Resource for Overcoming Cultural and Linguistic Barriers
  Will Allen
• Lessons Learned from the Formation of the Refugee and Immigrant Health and Wellness Alliance of Atlanta (RIHWA)
  Parminder Suchdev

Chronic Diseases

• Diabetes and Disasters: Challenges and Obstacles
  Nizar Albache
• Outcomes of the Diabetes Care Program for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
  Ibrahim al-Masri
• Upstream Prevention: Grappling with Hypertension in a Kenyan Refugee Camp
  Naima Osman

Education

• Implementation of a Health Systems Navigation Curriculum for Refugees
  Pooja Agrawal
• Creating MABHI: A Health Information Resource for the Refugee and Immigrant Community in Kansas City
  Julie Robinson
• Community Health Training on the Thai-Burma Border
  Kaitie Warren
• Building Relationships through Health Education and Promotion: Findings from the Nashville Neighbors Pilot
  Marianne Zape

Global Health/Migration

• “My Heart Feels Chained”: The Relationship Between Economic Precarity and Health for Syrian Refugee Parents Living in Lebanon
  Bree Akesson
• Updates on IOM Pilot Intervention to Improve Continuity of Care of U.S.-bound Refugees with Complex Medical Conditions
  Susan Dicker
• Increasing Health Access for Immigrants and Refugees via a Nurse Advice Line in Denver, Colorado
  Cara Harasaki

Mental Health

• Collaborative Mental Health Care with Refugees using Narrative Exposure Therapy
  Azaad Kassam
• Severity of Psychological Distress and Suicidal Ideation among Asylum Seekers
  Anna Leiler
• Depression among Middle-Aged and Older Canadian Refugees in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: The Fundamental Role of Social Support
  Shen (Lamson) Lin
• Coming to the U.S. is a “Different Hard Time.” Promoting Mental Health Awareness with Resettled Refugees
  Margaret Costantino

Pediatric Health

• Academic Achievement and Psychosocial Adjustment in Refugee School-Aged Children – A Systematic Review
  Fariba Aghajafari
• Barriers to Student Immunization at a Refugee-Centred School in Ontario – Filling a System Gap
  Tomoko Fukushima
• Blood Lead Levels among Afghan Special Immigrant Children in 9 US States, 2014-2016
  Clelia Pezzi

Refugee Screening

• Health Profile of Pediatric Special Immigrant Visa Applicants from Iraq and Afghanistan, 2009-2017
  Simone Wien
• Health Profile of Adult Special Immigrant Visa Applicants from Iraq & Afghanistan, Electronic Disease Notification System, 2009-2017
  Gayathri Kumar
• Role of Pre-departure Health Assessment in Detecting Undiagnosed Medical Conditions Among Refugees: Jordan Experience 2018
  Rasha Shoumar

Research

• Knowledge Translation and Better Healthcare for Migrants in Canada: What is the Responsibility of Health Funders and Researchers?
  Lisa Merry
• Ethics and Refugee Health: A Review of Ethical Considerations and Procedures in Published Refugee Health Literature, 2015-2018
  Nina Marano
• Conducting Research in Post-Conflict Settings: Lessons from Northern Sri Lanka
  Fiona C. Thomas
• Examining Stakeholders’ Views on Refugee Healthcare Needs, Future Healthcare Direction, and Current Barriers in Accessing Healthcare Services in New Zealand
  Bafreen Sherif

Syrian Refugee Crisis

• Clinic Utilization at a Specialized Refugee Health Clinic in Calgary, Canada: before, during and after the Syrian Refugee Initiative
  Eric Norrie
• Healthcare Providers’ Experiences During a Syrian Refugee Influx Among a Dedicated Refugee Clinic and Partner Community Clinics in Calgary, Canada
  Gabriel Fabreau
• Depression among Syrian Refugees: Findings from a Canadian Longitudinal Study
  Farah Ahmad

Concurrent Workshop

• Strategies for Publishing and Publicizing Your Work in Refugee Health
  Sana Loue and Paul Geltman

Travel Time

Concurrent Plenaries | Session 1

Plenary 1: Getting on Track for Elimination of Viral Hepatitis, What will it Take?
Jordan Feld

Plenary 2: Refugee Health Doctors: Share your Thoughts on the Canadian Immigration Medical Screening of Refugees
Della Faulkner

Plenary 3: Understanding, Detecting, and Addressing Trauma and PTSD in Refugees
Arash Javanbakht

Plenary 4: The Practice of Pediatrics Through the Lens of Immigrant Maternal-Child Health
Janine Young and Mahli Brindamour

Buffet Lunch | Posters and Exhibitors

Concurrent Workshops | Session 1

Asylum: 2019 Update in US Asylum Law and Asylum Medicine
Katherine McKenzie

Chronic Disease: Developing and implementing a Diabetes Care Program for urban and peri-urban Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Ibrahim Al Masri

Communication 1: Deaf Refugee Advocacy -The Benefits of Using Deaf Advocates for Deaf Refugee
Diana Pryntz

Communication 2: Culturally Adapting and Translating Screening Tools: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Abigail Grant

Dentistry: Identification and Management of Common Dental Issues Among Refugees for the Non-Dental Professional
Sherri Schwartz

Infectious Disease: How Do We Make the Link?  HIV Primary Care for Newcomer Refugees and Linking to Care in Toronto, Ontario
Praseedha Janakiram

LGBTI+: Providing Culturally Appropriate Care for LGBTI+ Migrants and Refugees (Part 1)
Gabriel Schirvar

Systems: First Point of Contact: Canada’s Refugee Health Clinics: Structure, Care Models, Strengths and Challenges
Meb Rashid

Travel Time

Concurrent Workshops | Session 2

Asylum: “My Lawyer Said I Need a Doctor’s Letter…”: Enhancing Medical Reports for Refugee Claims in the Canadian Context
Vanessa Redditt

Chronic Disease: The Cards you are Dealt: Exploring Post-Migration Case-Management for Newcomers with Complex Health Needs
Sara Abdo

Communication: How to Talk to your Informatics Team about Electronic Health Record-Based Tools to Promote Refugee Health Screening
Evan Orenstein

Mental Health: Strategies for Engaging Refugee Communities in Mental Health Services
Emma Cardeli

LGBTI+: Providing Culturally Appropriate Care for LGBTI+ Migrants and Refugees (Part 2)
Gabriel Schirvar

Paediatric Health: Controversies and Challenges in Pediatric Refugee Care
Mahli Brindamour

Refugee Education: Immigrant and Refugee Health Curricular Development Working Group
Sural Shah

Women’s Health: Ethics of Practice with Resettled Refugee Women: Cultural Competence Workshop
Erum Agha

Refreshments

Keynote: Protecting Some of the Most Vulnerable People: Unaccompanied Refugee Children from Central America
Wendy Young

Refugee Stories and Entertainment From A2VT
A2VT

Reception | Posters and Exhibitors